Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James J Wilcox, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILCOX, JAMES J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2169 2439 2494

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

James J. Wilcox is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2169. He has 624 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 70.0%. The median days to allowance is 1175. The interview lift of 61.4% is exceptionally high, suggesting that interviews are an essential tool for applicants to secure a grant. This 61.4% lift is one of the most significant metrics in his profile.

Major companies like Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Mastercard International Incorporated, and Tyco Fire & Security GmbH are frequent applicants. Firms such as FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Hovey Williams LLP, and ARC PATENTS represent these clients. The 70.0% allowance rate is solid, but the 1175 median days to allowance indicates a long prosecution process. Given the 61.4% interview lift, practitioners should prioritize oral communication to navigate the 1175-day timeline.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
662
Total Applications
+61.4%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 624 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18923116 MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19042198 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTIC USER-MERCHANT ASSOCIATION AND SERVICES Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
19042241 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTIC USER-MERCHANT ASSOCIATION AND SERVICES Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
19002046 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS CAPABLE OF SHARING STATE ACROSS THREADS IN A THREAD-ISOLATED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18634007 SCALABLE PUBLIC TURING TEST USING ANIMATION CLIPS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17104311 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR OBTAINING ENHANCED PRIVILEGES FOR A NETWORK-BASED RESOURCE AND PERFORMING ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18701724 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18940980 Authenticated Spatial Gesture Recognition Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18164215 GENERATIVE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR PRIVACY PRESERVING SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION USING DIFFUSION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18815254 VEHICLE BASED ANONYMIZATION OF LOCALIZATION VEHICLE DATA Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18637623 REMOTE LOGIN RESOURCE ACCESS CONTROL USING A CONTAINER Non-Final OA RED HAT, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James J Wilcox's allowance rate?

70.0% of resolved applications examined by James J Wilcox were allowed (624 resolved cases), compared with 63.5% across Art Unit 2169 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James J Wilcox?

This examiner's interview lift is +61.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James J Wilcox take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James J Wilcox took 1,175 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James J Wilcox work in?

James J Wilcox examines applications in Art Unit 2169 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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